Cargando…

Next Time We Strike.

May 1, 1900 turned into a day of horror at Scofield, Utah, where a mine explosion killed two hundred men. In the traumatic days that followed, the surviving miners began to understand that they, too, might be called to make this ultimate sacrifice for mine owners. The time for unionization in Utah w...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Powell, Allan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:May 1, 1900 turned into a day of horror at Scofield, Utah, where a mine explosion killed two hundred men. In the traumatic days that followed, the surviving miners began to understand that they, too, might be called to make this ultimate sacrifice for mine owners. The time for unionization in Utah was at hand. A sensitive and in-depth portrayal of the efforts to unionize Utah's coal miners, The Next Time We Strike explores the ethnic tensions and nativistic sentiments that hampered unionization efforts even in the face of mine explosions and economic exploitation. Powell utilizes o.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:1299691188
9781299691186
9780874219340
0874219345